It is a socialist idea that making profits is a vice; I consider the real vice is making losses.
Winston ChurchillRead
Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself, believe.
Interpretation
What this quote means
To inspire others, you must first experience deep emotions yourself.
Winston Churchill emphasizes the importance of authenticity in leadership and inspiration. He suggests that before one can evoke emotions such as tears or belief in others, they must first deeply feel and believe themselves. This connection to one's own emotions allows for genuine persuasion and motivation, fostering a stronger bond with those we aim to inspire.
Themes
InspirationEmotionAuthenticityBeliefLeadership
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech to students about overcoming adversity.
More from Winston Churchill
All quotes βThe United States is like a gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lit under it, there's no limit to the power it can generate.
Winston ChurchillRead
Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.
Winston ChurchillRead
I will not pretend that if I had to choose between communism and Nazism I would choose communism.
Winston ChurchillRead
Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.
Winston ChurchillRead
True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
Winston ChurchillRead
Similar quotes
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
Edward AbbeyRead
I feel like everyone is really craving people to come out. People want - they need - to see that there are people like me playing soccer for the good ol' U.S. of A.
Megan RapinoeRead
Where there is lack, Godβs abundance is on the way. Hold on. Have faith. Itβs coming.
Marianne WilliamsonRead
We have to inspire people and give them a sense of hope. We need to bring people along, not ridicule and tear them down.
Masai UjiriRead
God, I pray light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn up for thee.
Jim ElliotRead
Nothing happens... but first a dream.
Carl SandburgRead